House of the Day: 177 St. James Place
177 St. James Place is one of a pair of narrow Romanesque Revival houses designed in 1888 by the prominent Brooklyn architect Mercein Thomas for a man named Russell Engs, who resided at 86 Cambridge Place (which has been on and off the market for years). Now the 12-foot-wide brick house is on the market…
177 St. James Place is one of a pair of narrow Romanesque Revival houses designed in 1888 by the prominent Brooklyn architect Mercein Thomas for a man named Russell Engs, who resided at 86 Cambridge Place (which has been on and off the market for years). Now the 12-foot-wide brick house is on the market for $1,150,000. Since the house is only 2,440-square-feet, it’s not a bargain on a size basis, but it is a chance to own a real charmer of a house in Clinton Hill for a not-huge price tag. Has anyone looked at it yet?
177 St. James Place [Fred Sanders] GMAP P*Shark
ew coffee grind fire logs? why would you want your house smelling like a starbucks!?
*r*
‘Nothing says “sex appeal” like your own house. Especially an incredibly cool litle house like this one.’
Nothing says “sex less” like over paying for your own house. Especially an incredibly eensy weensy little house like this.
These days you can get fire logs made up of old coffee grinds so you don’t need to worry about tossing in trees.
Sam, I thought I explained my position on fireplaces pretty well — if I’m never going to use something, why would I want it in my house?
I’m aware that many, perhaps most, people like them. I wouldn’t get rid of one if my house had it, for that reason – it’d hurt the resale value.
But not having a fireplace makes a space slightly more appealing to me, since I could then use that wall space for something I will actually use.
Not that it matters, since my wife loves fireplaces. 🙂
The bubble convinced everyone that $1 million dollars is nothing–chump change.
Yeah, but the real players are down with OPP.
well fireplaces are dangerous and can start fires. i wouldnt want to live in attached houses with careless people with fireplaces. those things belong in vermont, not nyc. it’s also hypocritical how “green (i hate that word and movement btw) people claim to be but have no problem tossing in trees left and right to warm their footsies.
*r*
“Nothing says ‘sex appeal’ like your own house”
I assume that was tongue-in-cheek.
Schultz–I think you are right. This could be a really sweet little house. I still think they need to knock 2 or 3 hundred K off the ask though.